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    Posted: 20 Jul 2020 at 10:29am
Originally posted by 2TrvlMore


The other questions I have is spiders.

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We have found 2 in the camper in a 15 minute period upon bringing it home.  Is this going to be a regular occurrence? And if so, has anyone had this issue and conquered it?



The spiders found a food source, probably flying insects in the trailer when it was parked. Could have been parked near a security light, or maybe close to a dumpster, who knows. Sometimes they seem to be attracted to the smell of propane. I'm not sure why that is. Maybe the propane smell attracting mud daubers or mosquitos is what brings in the spiders.

But, once you begin to use the trailer and make efforts (with sprays, flyswatters, etc) to keep flying insects out, and run off or kill the spiders, they will probably not bother you much in the future. 

Unless....well unless....they hatched a bunch of baby spiders!....lol....ooops....never mind.

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As "rookies", might I offer you a list of things you might want to use as a checklist and make sure you are doing it correctly. First, make sure you turn on the fridge the night before you leave to allow it time to cool. Then you will want to go to the local grocers and get a few things, like eggs and bacon etc.. as well as a generous amount of your preferred adult beverages. Load up all the adult beverages in the fridge, and if theres any room left, put some food in, it's not important, theres always a pizza joint close by. Once you arrive, set up camp, light a camp fire, set up your chairs, and crack open one of those adult beverages. Repeat this step till bedtime. I hope you find this list helpful in having the most enjotable camping experiences. Tongue
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This is too funny. I feel like I could have written this post.
Like you, my wife and I spent many years camping in tents.
Like you, we just bought an RPod (2015 177) for our introduction to campers.
Like you, we recently found this forum.
And of course, the first thing did was I make my wife promise not to collect rocks.



Happy camping. Here's to the start of a new adventure!
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Hi MJLRPOD and PHILL-N-DAWN W. - Thanks for the tips and for saying hi.  We are sorry we didn't get back to you sooner.  My dad had to go into the hospital and we had to run to California to assist.  It is looking like we may not get to go on any trips this year due to needing to spend vaca time with him.  
How fun that someone else got their first RPod!  We kept seeing them running up and down I-5.  They were somehow going in age order past us...  Green, then blue, then white....  It was like an RPod parade.
You will have to tell us where your first trip is and we will live vicariously through you this summer!
Happiest of travels to you, and maybe you can use the excellent arrival tips from MJLRPOD who makes camping sound so very easy!
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Hi everyone Smile I just purchased a barely used 2019 R-Pod 190.  I am towing it with a 2017 Toyota Highlander V6 AWD with the tow package.  My plans are to travel from northern California down to Arizona (probably in mid-February) and meet up with a good friend of mine.  She sold her house in this area a year ago and bought a brand new 24 foot RV.  I plan to follow her to the southern coast and probably to Florida for a few months.  Since I plan on traveling away from home for long periods of time and exploring the country I really need all the storage I can get.  Because of that need for storage I want to temporarily remove the outdoor kitchen.  It probably isn't that hard but does anyone have any tips on removing the outdoor kitchen on this model?

Shelley
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